Anti-jiggers sensitization campaigns on school attendance: a case study of selected primary schools in Mathioya sub-county, Murang' a county, Kenya
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Date
2014-07-30
Authors
Githinji, Susan Wanjiku
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Jigger infestation among school going children has affected school attendance among
primary school pupils especially those in jigger prone areas. Despite many efforts to fight the
menace by different organizations, many pupils are still affected with many dropping out of
school. The purpose of this study is to establish the impact of anti-jiggers sensitization on
school attendance in primary schools in Mathioya Sub-county in Murang'a County. The
study will be guided by the following specific objectives: to find out the prevalence of jiggers
infection in primary schools in Mathioya Sub-county, to establish the effect of anti-jiggers
campaigns on the affected pupils, to assess the impact of sensitization campaigns on
reduction of infestation rates and to determine the effect of anti-jigger sensitization
campaigns on attendance in primary schools in Mathioya Sub-county in Murang'a County
with a view to recommend ways of improving the effectiveness of anti-jiggers campaigns in
the County. The descriptive research design will be used in the study. The study will be
carried out in selected primary schools in Mathioya Sub-county with a specific focus on
schools with infested pupils. Primary schools in the sub-county have been chosen for the
study due to high prevalence of jigger infestation in the schools. The target population for the
study will be pupils, class teachers and the Sub-county Quality Assurance and Standards
Officer. There are 58 primary schools in Mathioya Sub-county. The study will employ the
purposive sampling method .Questionnaires, an interview schedule, documentary analysis
guide and observation will be used as the tools of data collection. Questionnaires will be used
to collect data from teachers and pupils and the interview schedule from the Sub-county
Quality Assurance and Standards Officer. Piloting will be done to test the validity and
reliability of the data collection instruments. Quantitative data will be analyzed using
descriptive statistics which entail means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages.
Inferential statistics whereby the researcher will employ Chi-square tests, Spearman rank:
correlation order test and Anova test will be used. Content analysis techniques will be used
to analyze qualitative data collected using interview schedules. The analyzed data will be
presented in the form of frequency tables and percentages.